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01/11/2021 in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is clearly necessary for the safety and protection of persons using said streets; and WHEREAS, to date, forty restaurants have participated in the Temporary Outdoor Dining Program, thirty-eight of which are located in the Downtown; and WHEREAS, a recent survey of program participants showed that Downtown restaurants felt the temporary outdoor program was very helpful and they would like to see the program further extended to provide predictability and cost effectiveness for businesses to purchase equipment and make significant investments in improvements in temporary dining areas located in parking spaces within the right of way; and WHEREAS, on June 22, 2020, the City Council ratified a June 15, 2020 proclamation by the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services allowing for outdoor dining on public and private property, and separately allowed the closure of certain Downtown Streets to allow for outdoor dining from June 22, 2020 to September 30, 2020; and WHEREAS, on September 14, 2020, the City Council ratified a September 1, 2020 proclamation by the City Manager acting as the Director of Emergency Services allowing temporary outdoor business activity, and separately authorized the extension of the temporary closure of certain Downtown Streets to allow for outdoor business activity from September 30 to January 31, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to extend street closures and make public rights of way and City -owned property available for outdoor dining services through December 31, 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The above recitals are accurate, constitute findings in this matter, and are hereby incorporated into this reference. SECTION 2. CEQA. This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Similarly, the proposed activity falls within the scope of CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b) (3), in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question, namely street closures to facilitate outdoor business activity, will have a significant effect on the environment. Separately and independently, even if the activity constituted a project ATTY/RESO.0001/CC RESO AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE RESO. NO. 15930 REV: 01-05-2021 PR MUFF NO. 701 Page 3 of 4